Miranda McKearney OBE is founder-Director of The Reading Agency, an independent charity with a mission to inspire more people to read more. The agency's work includes policy, research, advocacy and national programmes, with an emphasis on innovation. Since The Reading Agency came into being in 2002 it has led some powerful national library initiatives, including the Summer Reading Challenge.

Miranda is passionate about reading. She has worked as an activist in the field for 20 years, and helped found the three smaller development agencies which were merged to form The Reading Agency. She has a background in marketing, the arts and literature.

Miranda is a member of the Advisory Council for Libraries and an Honorary Member of the Youth Libraries Group.